Research Featured in Academic Journals

August 23, 2017

This summer, CME research was published in several prestigious academic journals. First, researchers Josh Scacco, Cynthia Peacock and Talia Stroud had their work on how the structure of the comment section…

CME Collaborators Named Pulitzer Finalists

April 11, 2017

Center for Media Engagement collaborators at the Chattanooga Times Free Press were recently named finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. Journalists at the newspaper were recognized for their series “The Poverty…

Clickbait Research Presented at Copy Editing Confe...

March 28, 2017

Faculty Research Associate Dr. Josh Scacco recently presented Center for Media Engagement’s research on clickbait headlines at the American Copy Editors Society’s national conference. In his research with Dr.

Team Earns Awards from National Communication Asso...

November 10, 2016

Congratulations to the CME team members who won the Applied Communication Division’s 2016 Bill Eadie Distinguished Award for a Scholarly Article from the National Communication Association! The team received their award…

CME Research Shared at ONA Conference

October 3, 2016

Research Associate Shannon McGregor presented Center for Media Engagement research at the Online News Association’s annual conference in Denver. Shannon was joined by Scott Smallwood of The Chronicle of Higher…

CME Represented at Various Conferences

October 1, 2015

Center for Media Engagement team members have been busy the past couple months traveling across the country to present at various conferences. Research Associate Alex Curry presented at the Association…

Solutions Journalism Benefits Readers, News Organi...

May 10, 2014

A new report from the Center for Media Engagement and the Solutions Journalism Network illustrates that solutions-based journalism is an effective journalistic tool that benefits both readers and news organizations.

Researcher Wins Grad School Award

May 1, 2014

CME Research Associate Josh Scacco (center) receives the Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant award. Research Associate Josh Scacco was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant award by the Graduate…

Research Published in ISOJ Journal

May 1, 2014

Research Associate Josh Scacco presents CME research at the International Symposium on Online Journalism. The Center for Media Engagement’s paper, “Digital Divisions: Organizational Gatekeeping Practices” was recently…

News Site Analysis

April 16, 2014

The Center for Media Engagement released a report on how newspapers and television news stations use interactive features on their websites. The team surveyed 155 websites to see how features like social media buttons, comment sections and online polls were used.